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ProgressiveProfessor

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7. Castle Doctrine figures in here more than SYG
Tue Apr 3, 2012, 11:52 PM
Apr 2012

SYG did not have a presumption of imminent GBI or death, but Castle Doctrine does. That means that Castle Doctrine laws are also causing more cases to be treated as justified. For incidents away from the residence, the requirements for reasonable fear of imminent GBI or death apply.

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